Education

Tri-County Head Start to celebrate 50 years of serving children

SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN – In 1972, Orion Flowers started Tri-County Head Start with a vision to change the lives ...

Dowagiac Union Education

Dowagiac Drama nominated for nine Wave Awards; to perform at ceremony

DOWAGIAC — Local high school drama students will get a taste of the Tony Awards this month, thanks ...

Education

Twintellectuals: Dowagiac twins named valedictorian, salutatorian

DOWAGIAC — They may be twin-telligent and twin-spired, but they’re not twin-separable.  Dowagiac Union High School seniors Riley ...

Education

Dowagiac Union High School announces Class of 2022 Top 10 students

DOWAGIAC — A group of local students was honored Monday for their efforts and excellence in the classroom ...

News

DUHS students to host free senior citizen luncheon Thursday

DOWAGIAC — Seniors looking for a free meal can once again bring their appetites to the local high ...

Education

Cass County justice group talks Critical Race Theory, forgiveness

CASS COUNTY — Layered on top of a black and white photograph reads a quote from Dr. Martin ...

Dowagiac Union Education

Inspired by Pokagon, DUHS students make Three Sisters soup

DOWAGIAC — For many indigenous tribes in North America, three crops – corn, beans and squash – were ...

Education

GALLERY: First DUHS career fair sparks student interest

DOWAGIAC — From walking a straight line with beer goggles to signing up for one of the armed ...

Education

Dowagiac High School to host career fair, public invited

DOWAGIAC — Local students and community members have an opportunity to explore new career paths next week. Dowagiac ...

Dowagiac Union Education

Dowagiac deputy superintendent leaving district after 37 years

DOWAGIAC — After decades of service to local students, a familiar face is leaving Dowagiac to pursue a ...

News

Dowagiac Middle School students to create city flag designs

Local middle school art students are ready to show their civic pride

Education

Dowagiac Drama to present dystopian high school musical ‘Ranked’

DOWAGIAC — Pain is temporary, grades last forever.  Such is the mindset in the world of the dystopian ...

Education

Dowagiac Schools report possible threat from student

DOWAGIAC — After learning of a possible threat from a student early this morning, a local school district ...

Education

S-W-E-E-P: Edwardsburg dominates county spelling bee

DOWAGIAC — Words and letters buzzed through the halls of Southwestern Michigan College on Friday, as students in ...

Education

‘Time and forgiveness’: DUHS Interim Principal talks transition, building relationships

DOWAGIAC — When Bryan Sperling arrived at Dowagiac Union High School to fill the role of assistant principal ...

Dowagiac Union Education

Winner of essay contest writes about father as hero

DOWAGIAC — More than 50 local eighth-graders submitted essays for a nationwide competition, and the two selected winners ...

Community News

Dowagiac Education Report: Test scores down, poor students hit hardest by pandemic

DOWAGIAC — Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, students across the state of Michigan have seen a ...

Education

Experts discuss childcare workforce crisis, local impact

MICHIGAN — As parents have returned to work during the COVID-19 pandemic, a national childcare crisis has been ...

Education

Dowagiac HS principal resigns, superintendent gives update

DOWAGIAC — After less than a year with the district, one local administrator is leaving her position.  The ...

Education

‘Together we can stand’: Dowagiac school board calls for unity after superintendent evaluation decision

DOWAGIAC — The Dowagiac Union School Board has come to an agreement regarding the evaluation of Superintendent Jonathan ...

Education

Dowagiac Middle School Honor Roll

DOWAGIAC — Dowagiac Middle School recently released its honor roll for its second semester. Students who achieved a ...

News

Schools across southwest Michigan awarded MEC grants

CASSOPOLIS — Midwest Energy and Communications surprised 28 teachers in January with grant awards from the 2022 Strengthening ...

Education

Dowagiac fifth grader raises $760 for youth girls basketball program

DOWAGIAC — When fifth-grader Kennedy Dwyer learned that one of her friends could not afford the $20 to ...

Education

Dowagiac Union High School students create art for police department

DOWAGIAC — Several Dowagiac Union High School student artists have helped to freshen up the walls of the ...

Education

Dowagiac schools report 78 COVID cases since beginning of semester

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to reflect COVID-19 numbers released Thursday.  DOWAGIAC — As COVID-19 continues ...

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